Covering for bulletproofing a wall

Abstract

A covering of the kind serving for bulletproof armoring of a wall and including a number of bulletproof plates. The covering furthermore includes a support having a base for mounting on the wall, and a number of pockets arranged to keep the plate in positions, in which they overlap or adjoin each other in twos. This advantageously results in the fact that the walls of a container can be covered with bulletproof plates easily and quickly without leaving a space through which shots can be fired.

1. A covering configured and dimensioned for bulletproof armoring of a wall, comprising:
 a number of bulletproof plates, a support having a base for mounting on the wall of an enclosure, a number of exposed pockets arranged for keeping the number of bulletproof plates in positions in which neighboring bulletproof plates overlap or adjoin each other two by two; 
 wherein the base of the support is divided into sections having free edges and at least one vertical arrangement of said pockets, and at least two cooperating flaps having free edges for being associated with the free edges of flaps on adjacent sections, with the flaps having connection means along their free edges for connection to adjacent flaps. 
 
   
   
     2. The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein the cooperating flaps are fastened onto those of adjacent sections at a spaced distance from each of their opposite free edges. 
   
   
     3. The covering according to  claim 1 , which comprises at least four cooperating flaps fastened in pairs on each of two adjacent sections, with the two flaps of one pair fastened at a different distance from the opposite edges on the two base sections than the flaps in another pair, with the free edges of each pair provided with connection means. 
   
   
     4. The covering according to  claim 3 , wherein the flaps and pockets are located on opposite sides of the base, and the pockets face towards the wall in the mounted state of the support on the wall. 
   
   
     5. The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein the pockets in each vertical arrangement are provided with an opening for insertion of one or more bullet proof plates, and each opening is located at a shorter distance from the opening of an adjacent pocket than the distance between the opening and bottom of the pocket. 
   
   
     6. The covering according to  claim 5 , wherein the enclosure has a roof and sidewalls with the support on the sidewalls and the support on the roof connected by the connection means. 
   
   
     7. The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein the connection means comprises one or more of zippers, straps or hook and loop fasteners, or hooks or buttons. 
   
   
     8. The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the base of the support is made of steel. 
   
   
     9. The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the base of the support is made of a flexible material. 
   
   
     10. The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the base of the support is made of a textile. 
   
   
     11. The covering according to  claim 1  in combination with the enclosure, wherein the covering protects persons in the enclosure against projectiles fired from hostile persons against the enclosure, wherein the wall includes a roof on the enclosure. 
   
   
     12. The covering according to  claim 11 , wherein the connection means comprises one or more of zippers, straps or hook and loop fasteners, or hooks or buttons. 
   
   
     13. The covering of  claim 12 , wherein the enclosure has one or more doors or windows and the covering does not cover the door(s) and window(s). 
   
   
     14. The covering of  claim 1  wherein the bullet proof plates are rectangular in size, and the pockets are configured and arranged so that the each plate at its perimeter overlaps an adjacent plate. 
   
   
     15. The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the sections can easily and safely be configured for fining onto containers of different sizes.